JCP Logistics, LP: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Aug 16, 2013: Employee amputates thumb when caught in sorter conveyor

On August 16, 2013, Employee #1, a Facility Maintenance Technician, was dismantl ing a portable conveyor at Dock # 33. The conveyor a RLC manual sorter #2 was no longer needed at the dock and needed to be removed. Employee #1 and 2 coworker technicians were working together. The employees had removed the bolts from the floor track so that the portable conveyor could be moved away from its fixed loc ation. Employee #1 was at one end of the 62.5 in. long conveyor while another co worker technician was at the opposite end and the third coworker technician was standing to the left of the employee at approximately the mid-point of the conve yor. Employee #1 was pushing the conveyor when it got stuck in the track. He the n told the coworker technician on the opposite end to push the conveyor back tow ard him. As they were pulling and pushing the conveyor to free the wheels; Emplo yee #1 inadvertently placed his right thumb between the pull-handle and the fram e of the table which resulted in a crushing and laceration of his thumb. The emp loyee's right thumb was amputated when pinched between a metal handle and the fr ame of the portable sorter. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to Western Medical Hospital, where he was admitted for surgery to reattach his thumb.

Incident on Jun 27, 2013: Employee catches and crushes leg and foot between objects

On June 27, 2013, Employee #1, a forklift operator, was operating a Crown 5200 s eries stand-up powered industrial truck (Model Number RR5220-35, Serial Number 1 A253823) and was traveling in a reverse direction. He would look over his should er to keep his bearings and maintain his course. As he drove backwards, Employee #1 scrapped past a structural beam on his left side; his left foot, which was o utside of the floorboard area of the industrial truck, became caught between the beam and the forklift's frame. The compressive forces of the two objects crushe d his foot and caused a left tibia and fibula open fracture and a left ankle fra cture. Prior to the collision, he had removed his foot from the brake pedal, but for unknown reasons unknown had it outside of the cab of the industrial truck. The cab has a sensor pad and a brake pedal on the floor and the operator must de press the brake pedal, which is on the left side of the cab, all the way down in order to travel and must also keep the right foot on the sensor pad. The forkli ft's brake is engaged by lifting the foot off the brake pedal and brings the tru ck into a rolling stop. Employee #1 had received training to operate the industr ial truck, which included both classroom and hands-on training. The employer's t raining program also included specific instruction on keeping arms and legs insi de the vehicle to avoid serious injury should a hand or foot be caught between t he truck and a wall or any fixed object. Employee #1 was transported to a medica l center, where he underwent surgery on the multiple fractures and was then hosp italized.

Incident on Aug 4, 2005: Employee fractures fingers in warehouse sorter

On August 4, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a RTI Computerized Warehouse Sortin g System. The sorter conveyed a series of hooks that carried suspended merchandi se on hangers in a continuous cycle to warehouse drop-off points for shipment to store locations. The employee was manually feeding clothes on hangers onto the conveyor's induction rod. The induction rod was encased by two 12-inch wide by 1 4-inch high metal support plates that housed the pick-up mechanism. As she was f eeding the clothes onto the induction rod, she noticed that a plastic size ring was hung up on the top portion of one of the hangers. As she attempted to slide the size ring down, her hand became caught and was pulled into the pick-up point housing. She suffered two fractured fingers and was hospitalized.

Incident on Aug 13, 2002: Employee injured when his scissor lift is struck by forklift

At approximately 8:28 a.m. on August 13, 2002, Employee #1, working in a warehou se was using a scissor lift, Number 1A130591, to do maintenance on an overhead c onveyor. A coworker was operating forklift Number 115 and was clearing a large p assageway, when he ran into Employee #1's scissor lift. Employee #1 sustained se veral fractured ribs and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.